The only realistic hope for curbing the expanding HIV pandemic is the development of an effective vaccine. Understanding the immune responses that might protect from infection is of utmost relevance to this effort. With the most recent global figures showing that over 36 million people are now living with HIV, and expectations for rapidly expanding epidemics in Asia and the former Soviet Union, the need to understand immune protection in HIV infection is paramount.
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